Unfortunately, just over one year ago, that safety system failed just three miles from here at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. For more than 15 years, pilots, controllers and reams of aviation data detected at least one near mid air collision each and every month at [Ronald Reagan Washington National] Airport. In 2013, after a helicopter and plane on approach to DCA nearly crashed into each other, controllers and helicopter operators formed a working group to improve coordination in the local airspace. (00:52)
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Asserts that near mid-air collisions have been detected monthly at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for over 15 years.
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